The report, created by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), found more than two-thirds of states have obesity rates above 25 percent; in 1991, no state had an obesity rate higher than 20 percent. Even in the thinnest state, Colorado, obesity rates rose to 19.1 percent from 18.9 percent in 2009. In last year’s report, Texas was ranked 14th for adult obesity at 27.9 percent.

Texas has the seventh highest childhood obesity rate in the country &#151 in 2009, it was 20th &#151 but the rate has actually dropped to 20.4 percent from 32.2 percent in 2009.

According to the TFAH report, 20 states have set stricter nutritional standards for public schools than those required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture &#151 only four states, including Texas, had such standards five years ago.

The seventh annual report is the first one that breaks down obesity rates by race and gender. Dr. Jeffrey Levi, executive director of TFAH, said the report shows “troubling disparities exist based on race, ethnicity, region and income.”

He added: “Millions of Americans still face barriers &#151 like the high cost of healthy foods and lack of access to safe places to be physically active &#151 that make healthy choices challenging.”

The adult obesity rate in Texas is 34 percent for Latinos and 37.6 percent for blacks, compared to 25.8 percent for whites. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latinos account for about 36 percent of the population in Texas, blacks for about 12 percent and whites for about 47 percent.